Definition
Scottish or dialect term for unemployment benefit office or the dole office, short for bureau.
Etymology
Scottish English shortening of bureau, specifically referring to the labor exchange or unemployment office where people registered for benefits.
Kelly Says
Regional slang words like 'buroo' create strong identity—for Scots who grew up using this word, hearing it instantly connects to their culture and history in ways standard English never could.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቂያ
ma-sta-aw-qi-ya
CACatalà
oficina
oh-fee-tee-nah
CSČeština
kancelář
kan-ce-lar
ELΕλληνικά
γραφείο
graf-ee-o
FISuomi
toimisto
toi-mis-to
FRFrançais
bureau
byu-roh
HUMagyar
iroda
ee-roh-dah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kantor
kan-tor
ITItaliano
ufficio
oo-fee-tsee-oh
KMKM
ការិយាល័យ
ka-ri-ya-lai
MSBahasa Melayu
pejabat
pe-ja-bat
NLNederlands
kantoor
kan-toor
PTPortuguês
escritório
eh-skree-toh-ree-oh
SWKiswahili
ofisi
oh-fee-see
TAதமிழ்
அலுவலகம்
aluvakakam
THไทย
สำนักงาน
sam-nak-ngan
TLTL
tanggapan
tan-ga-pa-an
VITiếng Việt
phòng làm việc
phong lam viec